CA2018778A1 - Fragrance release device containing a highly adsorptive copolymer - Google Patents
Fragrance release device containing a highly adsorptive copolymerInfo
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Abstract
FRAGRANCE RELEASE DEVICE
CONTAINING A HIGHLY ADSORPTIVE COPOLYMER
ABSTRACT
A fragrance controlled release device including a container having at least two chambers, the two chambers being symmetrical and in the shape of an hourglass, means forming a reduced and restricted channel for providing communication between the two chambers, the channel being of a diameter substantially less than the diameters of the two chambers, porous particulate carrier means in one of said chambers, said one chamber being air impermeable and the other chamber being air permeable and a fragrance contained and entrapped within the carrier means.
CONTAINING A HIGHLY ADSORPTIVE COPOLYMER
ABSTRACT
A fragrance controlled release device including a container having at least two chambers, the two chambers being symmetrical and in the shape of an hourglass, means forming a reduced and restricted channel for providing communication between the two chambers, the channel being of a diameter substantially less than the diameters of the two chambers, porous particulate carrier means in one of said chambers, said one chamber being air impermeable and the other chamber being air permeable and a fragrance contained and entrapped within the carrier means.
Description
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FRAGRANCE RELEASE DEVICE ~-:
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This invention relates to a fragrance releasing ~-device in the form of a container having at least two ~-chambers, means forming a channel for providing communication between the two chambers, porous particulate carrier means in one of said chambers and a fragrance contained and entrapped within the carrier means.
One chamber of the container is constructed of an air impermeable material. The other chamber of the container -~
is constructed of an air permeable material. The shape of each chamber of the container is symmetrical and the container is preferably formed in the shape of an hourglass.
The channel forming means provides a reduced and restricted flow passageway between the two chambers. The passageway is of a diameter substantially less than the diameter of the two chambers and of a size sufficient for allowing passage of the particulate carrier means from one chamber to the other when the container is inverted.
The particulate carrier means can be in the form of micron-sized beads or the particulate carrier means can be in the form of a powder. In the latter case, the powder constitutes a combined system of particles, the system of powder particles including unit particles of a size less than about one micron in average diameter, agglomerates of fused unit particles of sizes in the range of about twenty to about eighty microns in average diameter and aggregates of clusters of fused agglomerates of sizes in the range of about two hundred to about twelve hundred microns in average diameter.
Both the beads and the powder are formed of a highly cross-linked polymethacrylate copolymer.
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During shipment and before the fragrance releasing device of the present invention is employed for consumer use, blocking means are arranged in the passageway for preventing movement of the particulate carrier means from one chamber of ~-~
the container to the other chamber of the container. The blocking means is inactivated when the device is put into use. The two chambers of the container are also formed of a transparent material in order that the contents of the chambers are rendered visible. Thus, the consumer is able to visually inspect the contents of the hourglass as the porous particulate carrier including the entrapped fragrance trickles irom one chamber to the other. As one chamber is ~ -filled, the container can be inverted to alternately actuate or deactuate the fragrance releasing function of the device of the present invention.
The fragrance releasing device described herein has ~1 utility in many areas. For example, the devices may be employed in the household and placed upon bathroom toilet bowls, adjacent trash cans, in kitchen cabinets, closets, on refrigerators, in windows and in laundry rooms. Another practical application of the devices is for automobiles and boats. The devices can be arranged on dashboards, in glove compartments or in rear window areas. Industrially, the ~ ~-devices can be placed in restrooms, offices, hallways, conferences rooms and in manufacturing facilities.
It is, therefore, an object of the present invention to eliminate or substantially reduce the initial and undesirable high concentration burst of conventional fragrance, cologne and perfume, controlled release devices, which occurs immediately following application of such -devices including aerosols.
It is also an ob~ect of the present invention to provide for the controlled release of fragrances, colognes ~ ~x . :~
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and perfumes, at a constant rate as against time in a reservoir-type device.
I It is a further object of the present invention to ¦ proYide for the sustained release of fragrances, colognes andperfumes, in order to insure effective release of the fragrance, cologne and perfume, for periods of weeks in ~ household and industrial applications.
i The porous particulate carrier means is a I macroporous, cross-linked, copolymer produced in a reactor equipped with a stirrer, by precipitation polymerization in a solvent containing at least one monounsaturated monomer and at least one polyunsaturated monomer soluble therein and conducting the polymerization in the reactor at stirring rates of from zero revolutions per minute to about three hundred revolutions per minute.
The solvent is removed from the porous copolymer at the conclusion of the polymerization, in which case, the copolymer is mixed with a functional fragrance material in order to disperse and uniformly distribute the functional material throughout the porous copolymer and to entrap the functional material therewithin.
One monomer of the copolymer is a monounsaturated monomer such as lauryl methacrylate and the other monomer of the copolymer is a polyunsaturated monomer such as ethylene glycol dimethacrylate. The copolymer can also be formed using only polyunsaturated monomers. The copolymer is in the form of a powder and the powder is a combined system of particles. The system of powder particles includes unit --~
particles of less than about one micron in average diameter, agglomerates of fused unit particles of sizes in the range of about twenty to eighty microns in average diameter and aggregates of clusters of fused agglomerates of sizes in the . .
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A precipitation polymerization process is used for producing the macroporous cross-linked copolymer. In the I process, there is copolymerized at least one monounsaturated I monomer and at least one polyunsaturated monomer in the presence of an organic liquid which is a solvent for the monomers but not for the copolymer. The process can also be conducted using only polyunsaturated monomers. The I copolymerization of the monomers is initiated by means of a free radical generating catalytic compound, precipitating a copolymer in the solvent in the form of a powder. A dry powder is formed by removing the solvent from the precipitated copolymeric powder.
The solvent is preferably isopropyl alcohol, although ethanol, toluene, heptane, xylene, hexane, ethyl alcohol and cyclohexane, may also be employed. The -~
monounsaturated monomer and the polyunsaturated monomer can be present in mol ratios of, for example, 20:80, 30:70, 40:60 or 50:50. The process includes the step of stirring the monomers, solvent and the free radical generating catalytic compound, during copolymerization. Preferably, the dry powder is formed by filtering excess solvent from the precipitated powder and the filtered powder is vacuum dried.
The powder may then be "post adsorbed" with various functional fragrance materials.
These and other objects, features and advantages, of the present invention will become apparent when considered ;~
in light of the following detailed description, including the accompanying drawings.
Figure 1 of the drawings is a photomicrograph of ~`
the various components of the complex structure of the powder 8 7 7 ~
produced in Example I and including unit particles, agglomeratures and aggregates.
Figures 2 and 3 are photomicrographs of the agglomerates and aggregates of Figure 1, respective~y, shown -on a larger scale.
Figure 4 is a photomicrograph of a polymer bead produced by suspension polymerization. ;`
Figure 5 is a photomicrograph of the bead of Figure 4 with a portion of the shell removed to reveal the interior structure of the bead.
Figure 6 is a photomicrograph of a copolymeric powder material. The powder is shown in magnification as it appears when the agitation rate employed in the process for producing the powder is zero rpm. ~
Figures 7-10 are additional photomicrographs of ~;
copolymeric powder materials. The powder is shown in magnification as it appears when the agitation rate employed in the process for producing the powder varies from seventy-five rpm up to eight hundred rpm.
In the above figures in the drawing, the magnification is indicated in each instance. For example, the magnification in Figures 6-9 is lOOOX and 2000X in Figure 10. Figures 6-10 also include an insert identifying a length approximating ten microns for comparative purposes.
It should be pointed out, that in viewing the ~ -various figures, one will note that as the rate of stirring ~
is increased from zero rpm up to eight hundred rpm, that the 1-size of the unit particles increase. This is in direct -~
opposition to what has been traditionally observed in suspension polymerization systems, wherein increases in stirring rates decrease particle size. Because of the increased size of the unit particles shown in Figure 10 and the resulting decrease in surface area, the adsorptive ~
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The most effective unit particles can be produced if the rate of stirring is maintained below about three ~ :
hundred rpm, although particles produced at rates beyond three hundred rpm are useful and adsorptive, but to a lesser extent.
Figure 11 is a pictorial representation of a fragrance releasing device in accordance with the present invention and depicting the hourglass shaped container including the porous particulate carrier having the fragrance entrapped therein and w~th the fragrance loaded carrier occupying one of the container chambers and flowing into the other chamber. The device includes a frame assembly for holding the hourglass upright and for decorative purposes.
Figure 12 is a pictorial representation partly in cross-section illustrating the hourglass container of the present invention including a stopcock arranged in the flow channel for controlling the flow of the porous particulate carrier between the two chambers.
Figure 13 is a partial view of an alternate embodiment of the prçsent invention and illustrating a portion of the channel between the two chambers of the hourglass.
Figure 14 is a pictorial representation of another embodiment of the present invention and illustrating the ~ ;
hourglass container with a removable plug in the flow channel.
The material of the present invention, can be broadly and generally described as a crosslinked copolymer capable of entrapping solids, liquids and gases. The copolymer is in particulate form and constitutes free flowing discrete solid particles even when loaded with an active 0~78 ~:
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material. When loaded, it may contain a predetermined quantity of the active material. One copolymer of the `
invention has the structural formula:
~CUz-- ~ ~ ~C~
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where the ratio of x to y is 80:20, R' is -CH2CH2- and R'' is -(CH2~11CH3 ~ ~
The copolymer is a highly crosslinked copolymer, as evidenced by the foregoing structural formula and is more ~ ;
particularly a highly crosslinked polymethacrylate copolymer.
This material is manufactured by the Dow Corning Corporation, ~-~
Midland, Michigan, U.S.A., and sold under the trademark POLYTRAP0. It is a low density, highly porous, free-flowing white particulate and the particles are capable of adsorbing -~ ~-high levels of lipophilic liquids and some hydrophilic liquids, while at the same time maintaining a free-flowing particulate character. ~ ~
In the powder form, the structure of the ~ -particulate is complex and consists of unit particles less than one micron in average diameter. The unit particles are fused into agglomerates of twenty to eighty microns in :
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average diameter. These agglomerates are loosely clustered into macro-particles termed aggregates of about 200 to about 1200 microns in average diameter.
Adsorption of fragrance actives to form post adsorbent powder, can be accomplished using a stainless steel mixing bowl and a spoon, wherein the active ingredient is --added to the empty dry powder ~md the spoon is used to gently fold the active into the powder. Low viscosity fluids may be adsorbed by addition of the fluids to a sealable vessel containing the powder and tumbling the materials until a consistency is achieved. More elaborate blending equipment such as ribbon or twin cone blenders can also be employed.
The following example illustrates the method for making a post adsorbent powder, of the type illustrated in Figures 1-3 and 6-10.
EXAMPLE I
A hydrophobic porous copolymer was produced by the precipitation polymerization technique by mixing in a five hundred milliliter polymerization reactor equipped with a paddle type stirrer, 13.63 grams of ethylene glycol dimethacrylate monomer or eighty mole percent and 4.37 grams of lauryl methacrylate monomer or twenty mole percent.
Isopropyl alcohol was added to the reactor as the solvent in the amount of 282 grams. The monomers were soluble in the solvent, but not the precipitated copolymer. The process can be conducted with only polyunsaturated monomers if desired. -~
The mixture including monomers, solvent and 0.36 grams of catalytic initiator benzoyl peroxide, was purged with nitrogen. The system was heated by a water bath to about y 60~C. until copolymerization was initiated, at which time, the temperature was increased to about 70-7SC. for six hours, in order to complete the copolymerization. During this time, the copolymer precipitated from the solution. The '.
` 2~8778 copolymerization produced unit particles of a diameter less than about one micron. Some of the unit particles adhered together providing agglomerates of the order of magnitude of about twenty to eighty microns in diameter. Some of the agglomerates adhered further and were fused and welded one to another, forming aggregates of loosely held assemblies of agglomerates of the order of magnitude of about two to eight hundred microns in diameter. The mixture was filtered to remove excess solvent and a wet powder cake was tray dried in a vacuum oven. A dry hydrophobic copolymeric powder consisting of unit particles, agglomerates and aggregates was isolated.
I'he adsorptive capacity of the hydrophobic particulates produced in Example I, as a function of the stirring rate, was determined. The stirring rate during the reaction in Example I significantly influenced the adsorption properties of the particulate materials. The adsorptivity of the particulate materials decreases with an increase in stirring rate and the density of the particulates increases.
These results are set forth in Tables I~
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i In the ~oregoing tables, it can be seen that ~`-adsorption and density, as a function of stirring rate, was ~ determined for several fluids including a silicone oil, i water, mineral oil, glycerine and an organic ester. From ¦ zero rpm up to about 250 rpm, the adsorptivity of the porous ~ ~
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~, While the procedure of Example I is a precipitation polymerization process and not a suspension polymerization system, the prior art dealing with suspension polymerization 3 processes, teaches that an increase in stirring rate causes a ~ decrease in particle size. This is documented, for example, i in U.S. Patent No. 4,224,415, issued September 23, 1980, and in the PCT International Publication W0-88/01164 published February 25, 1988. The PCT International Publication employs ~ stirring rates upwards of nine hundred to twelve hundred rpm.
-~ In Example I of the present invention, however, increases in stirring rates not only did not decrease the particle size, but in fact had exactly the opposite effect, causing the unit particle size to increase. As the rate of stirring increased l from zero rpm up to one thousand, the density of the ¦ particles increased and the adsorptive capacity decreased.
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FRAGRANCE RELEASE DEVICE ~-:
CONTAINING A HIGHLY ADSORPTIVE COPOLYMER -:
This invention relates to a fragrance releasing ~-device in the form of a container having at least two ~-chambers, means forming a channel for providing communication between the two chambers, porous particulate carrier means in one of said chambers and a fragrance contained and entrapped within the carrier means.
One chamber of the container is constructed of an air impermeable material. The other chamber of the container -~
is constructed of an air permeable material. The shape of each chamber of the container is symmetrical and the container is preferably formed in the shape of an hourglass.
The channel forming means provides a reduced and restricted flow passageway between the two chambers. The passageway is of a diameter substantially less than the diameter of the two chambers and of a size sufficient for allowing passage of the particulate carrier means from one chamber to the other when the container is inverted.
The particulate carrier means can be in the form of micron-sized beads or the particulate carrier means can be in the form of a powder. In the latter case, the powder constitutes a combined system of particles, the system of powder particles including unit particles of a size less than about one micron in average diameter, agglomerates of fused unit particles of sizes in the range of about twenty to about eighty microns in average diameter and aggregates of clusters of fused agglomerates of sizes in the range of about two hundred to about twelve hundred microns in average diameter.
Both the beads and the powder are formed of a highly cross-linked polymethacrylate copolymer.
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During shipment and before the fragrance releasing device of the present invention is employed for consumer use, blocking means are arranged in the passageway for preventing movement of the particulate carrier means from one chamber of ~-~
the container to the other chamber of the container. The blocking means is inactivated when the device is put into use. The two chambers of the container are also formed of a transparent material in order that the contents of the chambers are rendered visible. Thus, the consumer is able to visually inspect the contents of the hourglass as the porous particulate carrier including the entrapped fragrance trickles irom one chamber to the other. As one chamber is ~ -filled, the container can be inverted to alternately actuate or deactuate the fragrance releasing function of the device of the present invention.
The fragrance releasing device described herein has ~1 utility in many areas. For example, the devices may be employed in the household and placed upon bathroom toilet bowls, adjacent trash cans, in kitchen cabinets, closets, on refrigerators, in windows and in laundry rooms. Another practical application of the devices is for automobiles and boats. The devices can be arranged on dashboards, in glove compartments or in rear window areas. Industrially, the ~ ~-devices can be placed in restrooms, offices, hallways, conferences rooms and in manufacturing facilities.
It is, therefore, an object of the present invention to eliminate or substantially reduce the initial and undesirable high concentration burst of conventional fragrance, cologne and perfume, controlled release devices, which occurs immediately following application of such -devices including aerosols.
It is also an ob~ect of the present invention to provide for the controlled release of fragrances, colognes ~ ~x . :~
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and perfumes, at a constant rate as against time in a reservoir-type device.
I It is a further object of the present invention to ¦ proYide for the sustained release of fragrances, colognes andperfumes, in order to insure effective release of the fragrance, cologne and perfume, for periods of weeks in ~ household and industrial applications.
i The porous particulate carrier means is a I macroporous, cross-linked, copolymer produced in a reactor equipped with a stirrer, by precipitation polymerization in a solvent containing at least one monounsaturated monomer and at least one polyunsaturated monomer soluble therein and conducting the polymerization in the reactor at stirring rates of from zero revolutions per minute to about three hundred revolutions per minute.
The solvent is removed from the porous copolymer at the conclusion of the polymerization, in which case, the copolymer is mixed with a functional fragrance material in order to disperse and uniformly distribute the functional material throughout the porous copolymer and to entrap the functional material therewithin.
One monomer of the copolymer is a monounsaturated monomer such as lauryl methacrylate and the other monomer of the copolymer is a polyunsaturated monomer such as ethylene glycol dimethacrylate. The copolymer can also be formed using only polyunsaturated monomers. The copolymer is in the form of a powder and the powder is a combined system of particles. The system of powder particles includes unit --~
particles of less than about one micron in average diameter, agglomerates of fused unit particles of sizes in the range of about twenty to eighty microns in average diameter and aggregates of clusters of fused agglomerates of sizes in the . .
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A precipitation polymerization process is used for producing the macroporous cross-linked copolymer. In the I process, there is copolymerized at least one monounsaturated I monomer and at least one polyunsaturated monomer in the presence of an organic liquid which is a solvent for the monomers but not for the copolymer. The process can also be conducted using only polyunsaturated monomers. The I copolymerization of the monomers is initiated by means of a free radical generating catalytic compound, precipitating a copolymer in the solvent in the form of a powder. A dry powder is formed by removing the solvent from the precipitated copolymeric powder.
The solvent is preferably isopropyl alcohol, although ethanol, toluene, heptane, xylene, hexane, ethyl alcohol and cyclohexane, may also be employed. The -~
monounsaturated monomer and the polyunsaturated monomer can be present in mol ratios of, for example, 20:80, 30:70, 40:60 or 50:50. The process includes the step of stirring the monomers, solvent and the free radical generating catalytic compound, during copolymerization. Preferably, the dry powder is formed by filtering excess solvent from the precipitated powder and the filtered powder is vacuum dried.
The powder may then be "post adsorbed" with various functional fragrance materials.
These and other objects, features and advantages, of the present invention will become apparent when considered ;~
in light of the following detailed description, including the accompanying drawings.
Figure 1 of the drawings is a photomicrograph of ~`
the various components of the complex structure of the powder 8 7 7 ~
produced in Example I and including unit particles, agglomeratures and aggregates.
Figures 2 and 3 are photomicrographs of the agglomerates and aggregates of Figure 1, respective~y, shown -on a larger scale.
Figure 4 is a photomicrograph of a polymer bead produced by suspension polymerization. ;`
Figure 5 is a photomicrograph of the bead of Figure 4 with a portion of the shell removed to reveal the interior structure of the bead.
Figure 6 is a photomicrograph of a copolymeric powder material. The powder is shown in magnification as it appears when the agitation rate employed in the process for producing the powder is zero rpm. ~
Figures 7-10 are additional photomicrographs of ~;
copolymeric powder materials. The powder is shown in magnification as it appears when the agitation rate employed in the process for producing the powder varies from seventy-five rpm up to eight hundred rpm.
In the above figures in the drawing, the magnification is indicated in each instance. For example, the magnification in Figures 6-9 is lOOOX and 2000X in Figure 10. Figures 6-10 also include an insert identifying a length approximating ten microns for comparative purposes.
It should be pointed out, that in viewing the ~ -various figures, one will note that as the rate of stirring ~
is increased from zero rpm up to eight hundred rpm, that the 1-size of the unit particles increase. This is in direct -~
opposition to what has been traditionally observed in suspension polymerization systems, wherein increases in stirring rates decrease particle size. Because of the increased size of the unit particles shown in Figure 10 and the resulting decrease in surface area, the adsorptive ~
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~ 2~778 capacity of these large particles is less than the adsorptive capacity of the smaller sized particles shown in Figures 6-9.
The most effective unit particles can be produced if the rate of stirring is maintained below about three ~ :
hundred rpm, although particles produced at rates beyond three hundred rpm are useful and adsorptive, but to a lesser extent.
Figure 11 is a pictorial representation of a fragrance releasing device in accordance with the present invention and depicting the hourglass shaped container including the porous particulate carrier having the fragrance entrapped therein and w~th the fragrance loaded carrier occupying one of the container chambers and flowing into the other chamber. The device includes a frame assembly for holding the hourglass upright and for decorative purposes.
Figure 12 is a pictorial representation partly in cross-section illustrating the hourglass container of the present invention including a stopcock arranged in the flow channel for controlling the flow of the porous particulate carrier between the two chambers.
Figure 13 is a partial view of an alternate embodiment of the prçsent invention and illustrating a portion of the channel between the two chambers of the hourglass.
Figure 14 is a pictorial representation of another embodiment of the present invention and illustrating the ~ ;
hourglass container with a removable plug in the flow channel.
The material of the present invention, can be broadly and generally described as a crosslinked copolymer capable of entrapping solids, liquids and gases. The copolymer is in particulate form and constitutes free flowing discrete solid particles even when loaded with an active 0~78 ~:
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material. When loaded, it may contain a predetermined quantity of the active material. One copolymer of the `
invention has the structural formula:
~CUz-- ~ ~ ~C~
CH2 .
CH3 X ;~
where the ratio of x to y is 80:20, R' is -CH2CH2- and R'' is -(CH2~11CH3 ~ ~
The copolymer is a highly crosslinked copolymer, as evidenced by the foregoing structural formula and is more ~ ;
particularly a highly crosslinked polymethacrylate copolymer.
This material is manufactured by the Dow Corning Corporation, ~-~
Midland, Michigan, U.S.A., and sold under the trademark POLYTRAP0. It is a low density, highly porous, free-flowing white particulate and the particles are capable of adsorbing -~ ~-high levels of lipophilic liquids and some hydrophilic liquids, while at the same time maintaining a free-flowing particulate character. ~ ~
In the powder form, the structure of the ~ -particulate is complex and consists of unit particles less than one micron in average diameter. The unit particles are fused into agglomerates of twenty to eighty microns in :
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average diameter. These agglomerates are loosely clustered into macro-particles termed aggregates of about 200 to about 1200 microns in average diameter.
Adsorption of fragrance actives to form post adsorbent powder, can be accomplished using a stainless steel mixing bowl and a spoon, wherein the active ingredient is --added to the empty dry powder ~md the spoon is used to gently fold the active into the powder. Low viscosity fluids may be adsorbed by addition of the fluids to a sealable vessel containing the powder and tumbling the materials until a consistency is achieved. More elaborate blending equipment such as ribbon or twin cone blenders can also be employed.
The following example illustrates the method for making a post adsorbent powder, of the type illustrated in Figures 1-3 and 6-10.
EXAMPLE I
A hydrophobic porous copolymer was produced by the precipitation polymerization technique by mixing in a five hundred milliliter polymerization reactor equipped with a paddle type stirrer, 13.63 grams of ethylene glycol dimethacrylate monomer or eighty mole percent and 4.37 grams of lauryl methacrylate monomer or twenty mole percent.
Isopropyl alcohol was added to the reactor as the solvent in the amount of 282 grams. The monomers were soluble in the solvent, but not the precipitated copolymer. The process can be conducted with only polyunsaturated monomers if desired. -~
The mixture including monomers, solvent and 0.36 grams of catalytic initiator benzoyl peroxide, was purged with nitrogen. The system was heated by a water bath to about y 60~C. until copolymerization was initiated, at which time, the temperature was increased to about 70-7SC. for six hours, in order to complete the copolymerization. During this time, the copolymer precipitated from the solution. The '.
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~, While the procedure of Example I is a precipitation polymerization process and not a suspension polymerization system, the prior art dealing with suspension polymerization 3 processes, teaches that an increase in stirring rate causes a ~ decrease in particle size. This is documented, for example, i in U.S. Patent No. 4,224,415, issued September 23, 1980, and in the PCT International Publication W0-88/01164 published February 25, 1988. The PCT International Publication employs ~ stirring rates upwards of nine hundred to twelve hundred rpm.
-~ In Example I of the present invention, however, increases in stirring rates not only did not decrease the particle size, but in fact had exactly the opposite effect, causing the unit particle size to increase. As the rate of stirring increased l from zero rpm up to one thousand, the density of the ¦ particles increased and the adsorptive capacity decreased.
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2 ~ 1 8 ~ 7 In accordance with the above, it is possible to tailor porous adsorbent powders of a particular particle size and adsorptivity by means of stirring rate. Thus, with large unit particles in Figure 10, the adsorptive capacity is less than the adsorptive capacity of smaller sized unit particles in Figures 6-9. While the most effective particles are produced when the rate of stirring is maintained below about three hundred rpm, particles produced at rates beyond three - -;
hundred rpm are useful.
~ t is important to understand that the method of Example I for the production of porous copolymer particulate powder materials is characterized as a precipitation polymerization technique. In accordance with the technique, monomers are dissolved in a compatible volatile solvent in which both monomers are soluble. Polymer in the form of a powder is precipitated and the polymer is insoluble in the solvent. No surfactant or dispersing aid is required. The materials produced are powders and not spheres or beads. The powder particulates include unit particles, agglomerates and ~
aggregates. The volatile solvent is subsequently removed -resulting in a dry powder, which can be post adsorbed with a variety of functional fragrance ingredients. The suspension polymerization process on the other hand, provides that polymerization be carried out in water and in some cases chloroform or chlorinated solvents. The monomers, the ;
active and the catalyst, form beads or droplets in water and polymerization occurs within each bead. A surfactant or stabilizer, such as polyvi~yl pyrrolidone, is required in order to prevent the individually formed beads and droplets from coalescing. The resulting beads, with the active material entrapped therein, include a substantially spherical outer crust or shell, the interior of which contains a macroporous structure of fused unit particles, agglomerates ;`
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Some unique features of the powders of Example I ~-and Figures 1-3 and 6-10 are their ability to adsorb from sixty to eighty percent of a liquid and yet remain free flowing. The materials provide a regulated release of volatile ingredients entrapped therein and have the capability of functioning as carriers. ~oaded powders disappear when rubbed upon a surface. This phenomenon is 1: ;
believed due to the fact that large aggregates of the ~1 material scatter light rendering the appearance of a white particulate, however, upon rubbing, these large aggregates decrease in size approaching the range of visible light and ;l I hence seem to disappear. The materials do not swell in I common solvents and are capable of physically adsorbing ~1 I active fragrance ingredients by the filling of interstitial ~ -~ voids by capillary action. The active ingredients are I subsequently released by capillary action or wicking from the voids within the particulates.
The following example illustrates a precipitation I polymerization process in which an organic ester is entrapped ~ ~1 ¦ "in situ" in the polymer powder.
EXAMPLE II .:
7 grams of 2-ethylhexyl oxystearate was mixed with 1.5 grams of ethylene glycol dimethacrylate and 1.5 grams of lauryl methacrylate in a glass test tube. The solution was deaerated for five (5) minutes and 0.1 ml of t-butyl peroctoate was added and mixed while heating to 80C. in an oil bath. After 20 minutes, the contents solidified; and the 1 mixture was maintained at about 80C. for an additional hour ! ~ ' 2 ~ ~ ~ 7 ~ 8 ~ -16-;, to assure full polymerization. A semi-soft, heterogeneous white opaque polymer mass resulted containing the entrapped ester.
The powder of Example II differs from the powder of Example I in that the solvent in Example I is removed resulting in a dry empty powder which is post adsorbed with other functional materials. The powder of Example II is otherwise similar to the material shown in Figures 1-3.
~ Example III illustrates a process for the ¦ production of beads as shown in Figures 4 and 5. The process is suspension polymerization and an organic ester is ' entrapped "in situ".
i EXAMPLE III
1.20 grams of polyvinyl pyrrolidone was dissolved ~
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equipped with a stirrer, thermometer and nitrogen purge. A
solution of 335 grams of 2-ethylhexyl oxystearate, 132 grams ethylene glycol dimethacrylate, 33 grams 2-ethylhexyl methacrylate and 5 ml t-butyl peroctoate, was bubbled with nitrogen for 5 minutes. The resultant mix was slowly added to the stirred aqueous solution of polyvinyl pyrrolidone at 22C. under nitrogen. The temperature was raised to 80C.
with constant agitation and held until polymerization started in approximately 15 minutes and maintained at 80C. for an additional 2 hours to complete the reaction. Semi-soft, ~-~
white opaque beads were collected by filtering off the supernatant liquid and dried to remove any excess water. The beads weighed 450 g for a yield of 90% and were 0.25 to 0.5 ~-mm in diameter. Other protective colloids such as starch, polyvinyl alcohol, carboxymethyl cellulose, methyl cellulose or inorganic systems such as divalent alkali metal hydroxides, for example MgOH, may be used in place of the polyvinyl pyrrolidone suspending medium. ~;
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The polymerization is conducted in the presence of an active ingredient which does not dissolve or swell the resulting ~ -polymer. The monomers and the active ingredient are mutually soluble, but are insoluble in the aqueous suspending medium -in which droplets are formed. Polymerization occurs within suspended droplets and beads or spheres are produced. The active ingredient which is polymerized "in situ" is entrapped and contained within the beads, but the active ingredient is capable of being released. It is also possible to use a volatile liquid during polymerization and to subsequently -thermally drive off the volatile liquid, leaving behind a porous polymer bead product into which a variety of active fragrance materials can be subsequently adsorbed.
Examples of polyunsaturated monomers suitable for use in accordance with the present invention are ethylene glycol dimethacrylate, triethylene glycol dimethacrylate, tetraethylene glycol dimethacrylate, trimethylol propane ethoxylated triacrylate, ditrimethylol propane dimethacrylate; propylene, dipropylene and higher propylene glycols, 1,~ butylene glycol dimethacrylate, 1,4 butanediol dimethacrylate, 1,6 hexanediol dimethacrylate, neopentyl glycol dimethacrylate, pentaerythritol dimethacrylate, dipentaerythritol dimethacrylate, bisphenol A dimethacrylate, divinyl and trivinyl benzene, divinyl and trivinyl toluene triallyl maleate, triallyl phosphate, diallyl maleate, ~;-diallyl itaconate and allyl methacrylate. The monounsaturated monomers include allyl methacrylates and acrylates having straight or branched chain alkyl groups with ~:~
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hundred rpm are useful.
~ t is important to understand that the method of Example I for the production of porous copolymer particulate powder materials is characterized as a precipitation polymerization technique. In accordance with the technique, monomers are dissolved in a compatible volatile solvent in which both monomers are soluble. Polymer in the form of a powder is precipitated and the polymer is insoluble in the solvent. No surfactant or dispersing aid is required. The materials produced are powders and not spheres or beads. The powder particulates include unit particles, agglomerates and ~
aggregates. The volatile solvent is subsequently removed -resulting in a dry powder, which can be post adsorbed with a variety of functional fragrance ingredients. The suspension polymerization process on the other hand, provides that polymerization be carried out in water and in some cases chloroform or chlorinated solvents. The monomers, the ;
active and the catalyst, form beads or droplets in water and polymerization occurs within each bead. A surfactant or stabilizer, such as polyvi~yl pyrrolidone, is required in order to prevent the individually formed beads and droplets from coalescing. The resulting beads, with the active material entrapped therein, include a substantially spherical outer crust or shell, the interior of which contains a macroporous structure of fused unit particles, agglomerates ;`
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Some unique features of the powders of Example I ~-and Figures 1-3 and 6-10 are their ability to adsorb from sixty to eighty percent of a liquid and yet remain free flowing. The materials provide a regulated release of volatile ingredients entrapped therein and have the capability of functioning as carriers. ~oaded powders disappear when rubbed upon a surface. This phenomenon is 1: ;
believed due to the fact that large aggregates of the ~1 material scatter light rendering the appearance of a white particulate, however, upon rubbing, these large aggregates decrease in size approaching the range of visible light and ;l I hence seem to disappear. The materials do not swell in I common solvents and are capable of physically adsorbing ~1 I active fragrance ingredients by the filling of interstitial ~ -~ voids by capillary action. The active ingredients are I subsequently released by capillary action or wicking from the voids within the particulates.
The following example illustrates a precipitation I polymerization process in which an organic ester is entrapped ~ ~1 ¦ "in situ" in the polymer powder.
EXAMPLE II .:
7 grams of 2-ethylhexyl oxystearate was mixed with 1.5 grams of ethylene glycol dimethacrylate and 1.5 grams of lauryl methacrylate in a glass test tube. The solution was deaerated for five (5) minutes and 0.1 ml of t-butyl peroctoate was added and mixed while heating to 80C. in an oil bath. After 20 minutes, the contents solidified; and the 1 mixture was maintained at about 80C. for an additional hour ! ~ ' 2 ~ ~ ~ 7 ~ 8 ~ -16-;, to assure full polymerization. A semi-soft, heterogeneous white opaque polymer mass resulted containing the entrapped ester.
The powder of Example II differs from the powder of Example I in that the solvent in Example I is removed resulting in a dry empty powder which is post adsorbed with other functional materials. The powder of Example II is otherwise similar to the material shown in Figures 1-3.
~ Example III illustrates a process for the ¦ production of beads as shown in Figures 4 and 5. The process is suspension polymerization and an organic ester is ' entrapped "in situ".
i EXAMPLE III
1.20 grams of polyvinyl pyrrolidone was dissolved ~
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equipped with a stirrer, thermometer and nitrogen purge. A
solution of 335 grams of 2-ethylhexyl oxystearate, 132 grams ethylene glycol dimethacrylate, 33 grams 2-ethylhexyl methacrylate and 5 ml t-butyl peroctoate, was bubbled with nitrogen for 5 minutes. The resultant mix was slowly added to the stirred aqueous solution of polyvinyl pyrrolidone at 22C. under nitrogen. The temperature was raised to 80C.
with constant agitation and held until polymerization started in approximately 15 minutes and maintained at 80C. for an additional 2 hours to complete the reaction. Semi-soft, ~-~
white opaque beads were collected by filtering off the supernatant liquid and dried to remove any excess water. The beads weighed 450 g for a yield of 90% and were 0.25 to 0.5 ~-mm in diameter. Other protective colloids such as starch, polyvinyl alcohol, carboxymethyl cellulose, methyl cellulose or inorganic systems such as divalent alkali metal hydroxides, for example MgOH, may be used in place of the polyvinyl pyrrolidone suspending medium. ~;
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The polymerization is conducted in the presence of an active ingredient which does not dissolve or swell the resulting ~ -polymer. The monomers and the active ingredient are mutually soluble, but are insoluble in the aqueous suspending medium -in which droplets are formed. Polymerization occurs within suspended droplets and beads or spheres are produced. The active ingredient which is polymerized "in situ" is entrapped and contained within the beads, but the active ingredient is capable of being released. It is also possible to use a volatile liquid during polymerization and to subsequently -thermally drive off the volatile liquid, leaving behind a porous polymer bead product into which a variety of active fragrance materials can be subsequently adsorbed.
Examples of polyunsaturated monomers suitable for use in accordance with the present invention are ethylene glycol dimethacrylate, triethylene glycol dimethacrylate, tetraethylene glycol dimethacrylate, trimethylol propane ethoxylated triacrylate, ditrimethylol propane dimethacrylate; propylene, dipropylene and higher propylene glycols, 1,~ butylene glycol dimethacrylate, 1,4 butanediol dimethacrylate, 1,6 hexanediol dimethacrylate, neopentyl glycol dimethacrylate, pentaerythritol dimethacrylate, dipentaerythritol dimethacrylate, bisphenol A dimethacrylate, divinyl and trivinyl benzene, divinyl and trivinyl toluene triallyl maleate, triallyl phosphate, diallyl maleate, ~;-diallyl itaconate and allyl methacrylate. The monounsaturated monomers include allyl methacrylates and acrylates having straight or branched chain alkyl groups with ~:~
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3 As noted previously, the copolymer can be formed by copolymerizing one monounsaturated monomer with one , polyunsaturated monomer or with only polyunsaturated ~
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Example I was repeated for each of a series of monomer systems shown in Tables IV-XVII. In each instance, submicron sized copolymeric powders were produced employing a stirring speed of about seventy-five RPM. The catalyst was .f' dibenzoyl peroxide. Adsorption capacities of the various J copolymeric powders for fluids were determined and are shown in the Tables, along with the mole ratios of monomers and the solvent. The abbreviations used in Tables IV-XVII are identified as follows:
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In Figure 11, there will be seen the hourglass 10 of the fragrance release device of the present invention including a frame structure 30 which houses the chambers 13 1 and 14 of the hourglass 10 and maintains the chambers in an i upright orientation. The frame 30 is removably associated with the hourglass 10 and other than orienting the hourglass, performs a decorative function. Frame 30 has a top plate 40, a lower plate 41 and three rods 42, fixed in lower plate 41 but releaseably associated with the top plate 40 by bolts 43.
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The details of the hourglass 10 can be seen in Figure 12 in which the hourglass will be seen to include a top surface 11 and a bottom surface 12. Chamber 13 is formed y of an air impermeable material 18, while chamber 14 is constructed of an air permeable material. In either case, it is preferred that the chambers 13 and 14 each be fabricated i from a clear material in order that the consumer may view the 3y contents of the hourglass as the carrier 16 moves from ~ chamber to chamber. Between the two chambers 13 and 14 is . --¦ the restricted channel 15 having flow passageway l9 therein for accommodating the passage of the porous particulate carrier 16 between the chambers 13 and 14. A stopcock 20 or -~
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~ecause of the air permeable nature of material 17, the fragrance entrapped in the carrier 16 is released into the environment. The carrier can be allowed to remain in chamber 14 for subsequent release of the fragrance or the hourglass 10 can be inverted at which time the carrier will flow back into chamber 13. Closing of flow controller 20 will ~-thereupon cease the fragrance release function and cause the carrier to be maintained in chamber 13 along with the fragrance because of the air impermeable material 18 used to construct chamber 13.
Two alternate embodiments of the invention are shown in Figures 13-14. In Figure 13, the channel 15 is formed of two sections which can be mated one with the other.
Thus, channel 15 includes a threaded shaft 24 which is a continuation of the channel 15 extending from chamber 13.
Threaded bore 25 is an extension of channel 15 which continues to chamber 14. In place of valve 20, there is employed a removable insert 26 having a tab 27 which the consumer grasps to remove the insert. The insert 26 is used to prevent the carrier 16 in chamber 13 from flowing into the chamber 14 during shipment and storage of the device. Once the consumer decides to employ the device, it is simply required to separate the two chambers 13 and 14 at the joint formed by the shaft 24 and bore 25, remove the insert 26 by grasping the tab 27 and reassembling the two halves 13 and 14 of the hourglass 10.
Figure 14 is similar to Figure 12 except that the valve 20 of Figure 12 has been replaced with a removable plug 21 having a ring 22 which is utilized in order to remove the plug 21 from the passageway 19 of channel 15. In Figure 14, the consumer unscrews the screw threaded closure 23 and grasps the ring 22 removing the plug 21 and replaces the 2~778 closure 23. The embodiment of Figure 12 possesses the advantage that the flow of the carrier can be controlled -during use with the valve 20, while in the embodiments of Figs. 13-14, the flow cannot be controlled once the insert 26 and the plug 21 have been removed. ` `
As noted previously, the material 18 of chamber 13 is air impermeable, whereas the material 17 of chamber 14 is air permeable. Suitable air impermeable materials include but are not limited to glass, acrylic polymers, polycarbonate plastics and sulfone polymers. These same materials can be u~ed for the air permeable material by providing openings in the surface of chamber 14. Otherwise, a more suitable -;
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i Active fragrances, perfumes or colognes, may be co-formulated with aqueous or oil type liquid excipients including those excipients which are suitable for modifying release rates. Excipients are employed to increase the solubility of active fragrances in a matrix and thereby result in an increase in the release of fragrances from the device. Such excipients may consist of but are not limited to glycerol, propylene glycol, polyethylene glycol, mineral oil, coconut oil, isopropyl palmitate, isopropyl myristate and various silicone flff~ids. Fragrance devices can be prepared containing the fragrance oils Citronellal, Cineole, ¦ YSL PARIS~, manufactured by Charles of the Ritz Group of New York, New York; JOY~, manufactured by Jean Patou, Inc. of New York, New York; OSCAR de la RENTA~, manufactured by Oscar de la Renta, Ltd. of New York, New York; and IVOIRE de BALMAINIM, manufactured by Balmain International B. V. of Rotterdam, Netherlands. The fragrance devices possess the characteristic organoleptic properties of each respective fragrance which is noticeable after fabrication and lasts for several weeks. '`f'``-"`'' Table XVIII shows various other fragrance type materials that can be entrapped in accordance with the procedure of Example II. Example III can also be employed to produce fragrance entrapped beads.
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The details of the hourglass 10 can be seen in Figure 12 in which the hourglass will be seen to include a top surface 11 and a bottom surface 12. Chamber 13 is formed y of an air impermeable material 18, while chamber 14 is constructed of an air permeable material. In either case, it is preferred that the chambers 13 and 14 each be fabricated i from a clear material in order that the consumer may view the 3y contents of the hourglass as the carrier 16 moves from ~ chamber to chamber. Between the two chambers 13 and 14 is . --¦ the restricted channel 15 having flow passageway l9 therein for accommodating the passage of the porous particulate carrier 16 between the chambers 13 and 14. A stopcock 20 or -~
a valve is arranged in the channel 15 in order that the particle ~low between the chambers can be controlled. Prior to use of the device, the flow controller 20 is maintained closed in order that the carrier 16 is maintained in the chamber 13. The controller 20 is opened when the consumer de8ire8 to utilize the device in its fragrance release mode ~;
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at which time the carrier begins to flow into chamber 14.
~ecause of the air permeable nature of material 17, the fragrance entrapped in the carrier 16 is released into the environment. The carrier can be allowed to remain in chamber 14 for subsequent release of the fragrance or the hourglass 10 can be inverted at which time the carrier will flow back into chamber 13. Closing of flow controller 20 will ~-thereupon cease the fragrance release function and cause the carrier to be maintained in chamber 13 along with the fragrance because of the air impermeable material 18 used to construct chamber 13.
Two alternate embodiments of the invention are shown in Figures 13-14. In Figure 13, the channel 15 is formed of two sections which can be mated one with the other.
Thus, channel 15 includes a threaded shaft 24 which is a continuation of the channel 15 extending from chamber 13.
Threaded bore 25 is an extension of channel 15 which continues to chamber 14. In place of valve 20, there is employed a removable insert 26 having a tab 27 which the consumer grasps to remove the insert. The insert 26 is used to prevent the carrier 16 in chamber 13 from flowing into the chamber 14 during shipment and storage of the device. Once the consumer decides to employ the device, it is simply required to separate the two chambers 13 and 14 at the joint formed by the shaft 24 and bore 25, remove the insert 26 by grasping the tab 27 and reassembling the two halves 13 and 14 of the hourglass 10.
Figure 14 is similar to Figure 12 except that the valve 20 of Figure 12 has been replaced with a removable plug 21 having a ring 22 which is utilized in order to remove the plug 21 from the passageway 19 of channel 15. In Figure 14, the consumer unscrews the screw threaded closure 23 and grasps the ring 22 removing the plug 21 and replaces the 2~778 closure 23. The embodiment of Figure 12 possesses the advantage that the flow of the carrier can be controlled -during use with the valve 20, while in the embodiments of Figs. 13-14, the flow cannot be controlled once the insert 26 and the plug 21 have been removed. ` `
As noted previously, the material 18 of chamber 13 is air impermeable, whereas the material 17 of chamber 14 is air permeable. Suitable air impermeable materials include but are not limited to glass, acrylic polymers, polycarbonate plastics and sulfone polymers. These same materials can be u~ed for the air permeable material by providing openings in the surface of chamber 14. Otherwise, a more suitable -;
material for the air permeable chamber 14 is a silicone resin or elastomer. If sufficiently air permeable, there can also be employed woven fiber glass or fiber glass reinforced plastics. The silicone resins are preferred however.
The device may include any type of fragrance, ` - `
cologne or perfume. For example, the fragrance may be a ~`~
natural product such as Ambergris, Benzoin, Civet, Clove Leaf Oil, Galbanum, Jasmine Absolute, Labdanum, Mate', Melilot, Mimosa, Musk Tonquin, Myrrh, Mousse de Chene, Olibanum, Opopanax, Orris, Patchouli, Rosemary Oil, Sandalwood Oil, Vetivert Oil and Violet Leaves Absolute. Among the various aroma chemicals that may be employed in addition tn the -foregoing natural products are, for example, acetylated cedarwood terpenes, amylcinnamic aldehyde, amyl salicylate, methyl salicylate, benzyl acetate, benzyl salicylate, p-tert-butylcyclohexyl acetate, citronellol, coumarin, Galaxolide, geraniol, hexylcinnamic aldehyde, isobornyl acetate, linalool, linalyl acetate, Lyral, musk ambrette, ~m~
phenethyl alcohol, tetrahydromuguol and terpinyl acetate. ~`
Fragrances that have become classics as descriptors for other fragrances in the same family are also included herein and .:
201~778 would comprehend the Straight Floral Family, Fl-oral Bouquet -Family, Aldehydic Floral Family, Oriental Family, Chypre Family, Woody Family, Green Family, Citrus Family, Fougere Family, Canoe Family, Musk Family, Animal Family, Leather Family, Spice Family and the Herbal Family.
i Active fragrances, perfumes or colognes, may be co-formulated with aqueous or oil type liquid excipients including those excipients which are suitable for modifying release rates. Excipients are employed to increase the solubility of active fragrances in a matrix and thereby result in an increase in the release of fragrances from the device. Such excipients may consist of but are not limited to glycerol, propylene glycol, polyethylene glycol, mineral oil, coconut oil, isopropyl palmitate, isopropyl myristate and various silicone flff~ids. Fragrance devices can be prepared containing the fragrance oils Citronellal, Cineole, ¦ YSL PARIS~, manufactured by Charles of the Ritz Group of New York, New York; JOY~, manufactured by Jean Patou, Inc. of New York, New York; OSCAR de la RENTA~, manufactured by Oscar de la Renta, Ltd. of New York, New York; and IVOIRE de BALMAINIM, manufactured by Balmain International B. V. of Rotterdam, Netherlands. The fragrance devices possess the characteristic organoleptic properties of each respective fragrance which is noticeable after fabrication and lasts for several weeks. '`f'``-"`'' Table XVIII shows various other fragrance type materials that can be entrapped in accordance with the procedure of Example II. Example III can also be employed to produce fragrance entrapped beads.
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Claims (6)
1. A fragrance releasing device comprising a container having at least two chambers, means forming a channel for providing communication between the two chambers, porous particulate carrier means in one of said chambers and a fragrance contained and entrapped within the carrier means.
2. The device of claim 1 wherein one chamber of the container is constructed of an air impermeable material.
3. The device of claim 2 wherein the other chamber of the container is constructed of an air permeable material.
4. The device of claim 3 wherein the shape of each chamber of the container is symmetrical.
5. The device of claim 4 wherein the container is formed in the shape of an hourglass.
6. A fragrance controlled release device comprising a container having at least two chambers, the two chambers being symmetrical and in the shape of an hourglass, means forming a reduced and restricted channel for providing communication between the two chambers, the channel being of a diameter substantially less than the diameters of the two chambers, porous particulate carrier means in one of said chambers, said one chamber being air impermeable and the other chamber being air permeable and a fragrance contained and entrapped within the carrier means.
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